Samaritan House looks to expand its facility

The Kalispell City Council will have a loaded agenda in front of it at a work session Monday evening.

Open hearts and open homes

Need for therapeutic foster parents growing due to COVID-19 pandemic

Nearly 3,700 children are in foster care in the state of Montana, the second-highest number per capita in the United States.

Evergreen sidewalk project awaits green light from county

It's harder than you might think to get a sidewalk built in Evergreen.

School board elections: Whitefish

Five candidates are running for the Whitefish School Board.

Montana marijuana legalization bill passes in Senate

HELENA (AP) — The Montana Senate on Friday passed a bill to implement a recreational marijuana program in the state, which would reserve tax revenue from sales for addiction treatment and statewide conservation efforts.

How to train your dragon: A story of fire and ice

Horse training duo looking for success in Extreme Mustang Makeover challenge

Horse training duo looking for success in Extreme Mustang Makeover challenge

Legals for April, 25 2021

Legals for April, 24 2021

Man jailed after firing rifle during domestic incident

A Flathead Valley man is behind bars after a recent domestic incident in which he fired a rifle during an argument.

Montana governor signs bill nullifying gun restrictions

HELENA (AP) — Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday signed a bill that prohibits state and local law enforcement in Montana from enforcing federal bans on firearms, ammunition and magazines.

Flathead gets 'F' in air quality report

A new report from the American Lung Association shows that Western Montana continues to suffer from particle pollution — a finding that aligns with air quality trends nationwide, and is something that experts largely attribute to wildfires and climate change.

Teachers learn to incorporate art in the classroom

In a series of workshops on teaching art in the classroom, instructors Jenny Bevill and Jemina Watstein sought to break down preconceived notions that you have to be artistically inclined to teach it.

Legals for April, 23 2021

Biden taps Montana environmentalist for public lands boss

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated a longtime environmental advocate and Democratic aide to oversee the vast expanses of federally-owned land in western states — the latest political appointment raising concerns among Republicans as Biden moves to curtail energy production from public reserves.

Montana transgender bill advances, other measures vetoed

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature voted Thursday to advance a bill that would ban transgender athletes from participating in school and university sports according to the gender with which they identify.

Kalispell woman pleads guilty in Medicare fraud

Two nurse practitioners in Montana this week admitted charges that they conspired to defraud Medicare of millions of dollars.

Fireworks restrictions, parking program approved in Whitefish

The Whitefish City Council has enacted a new fireworks ordinance that aims to limit fire hazards, noise disturbances and the spread of harmful chemical compounds in Whitefish Lake and the city's drinking water.

Gianforte signs bill allowing direct patient care contracts

HELENA (AP) — Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Wednesday that allows health care providers to contract directly with patients for certain basic care, such as annual checkups, office visits, vaccines, bloodwork and stitches, in an effort to reduce health care costs.

Governor drops bison plan, says he's protecting ranchers

BILLINGS (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday he is ending a bison management plan that would have allowed the wide-ranging animals to be restored in more areas of the state.

Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury reached a verdict Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, the Black man who was pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck in a case that set off a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.